Black Rooster took a breath of air, then his eyes shone, and said, "Ah, yes, after these territories are taken down, if the guardian gods are the kind of immortal cultivation and they die, then these incense will be enjoyed by the gods of evil deeds. However, are the evil emperors who are used to human beings and souls really used to the incense?"
The ancestor said calmly: "As long as it is a god, there is no one who cannot enjoy incense. It is just that the evil gods prefer the essence of heaven and earth and spiritual energy hidden in the human souls. These direct souls have greater and faster gains in cultivation, so the evil emperors are better at this. However, in my opinion, the evil gods have not enjoyed ordinary human incense less. King Zhou's statement obviously impressed them."
Dou Peng frowned and said, "But, to destroy other countries and other tribes, not only did they kill those tribes, but their patron saints were dispersed. No wonder Zhou later united the eight hundred princes to fight against Shang. However, Zhou itself also destroyed many vassal states. It can be said that they are kind and righteous to the tribes. As long as they surrender, they will not be killed. But will these patron saints continue to be retained?"
The ancestor nodded: "Unless the Zhou Dynasty destroyed the country, it would rather be broken than the whole tribes, otherwise after the destruction, they would leave some royal families of these princes to worship the ancestral temples, which would leave some incense for these guardian gods. As for how long these royal families could last, it would be their business. Most royal families would not be able to dissipate and merge into the Zhou people in a few years after becoming common people or lower gentry. The tablets of fathers and ancestors would gradually become outdated and not sacrificed, and the main gods of the ancestors of these tribes who were related to it would slowly disappear."
Heibo smiled and said, "So, the Zhou Kingdom actually destroyed the human kingdom and destroyed the human gods. In the end, it was his main god who enjoyed these essences and spiritual energy. This was no different from the Da Shang Dynasty. It seems that the Da Shang people sacrificed too scary and too bloody, which caused great dissatisfaction among humans. If the Da Shang could take down the Dongyi as soon as possible and deal with the Zhou Kingdom, it would not make the Zhou Dynasty laugh to the end. Having said that, did the Evil Emperor have any other thoughts when he heard King Zhou's explanation?"
The ancestor said calmly: "The Evil Emperor partially agreed with King Zhou's opinion, believing that the Zhou Kingdom was indeed a great enemy, but the great enemies of the Shang Dynasty are everywhere now. After hundreds of years of rule, they have a deep hatred of blood with the barbarians from all directions. If they want to expand into the four directions, they must need the help of their ancestors and gods. However, King Zhou reduced the sacrifices and let the ancestors have no soul to enjoy. Then when the war is really the case, there may not be any blessing from the ancestors."
Dou Peng said in a deep voice: "The Evil Heavenly Emperor has so much magic power, so how can one rely on sacrifices to make up for it? This is just his words. However, if King Zhou can reach an agreement with the Evil Heavenly Emperor and work together to deal with the princes from all directions in the future, how could the Zhou Kingdom win the world? What happened in the middle?"
The ancestor curled his lips and said, "A big thing happened in the middle, that is, the Evil Heaven Emperor expressed his final request, that is, he could not enjoy human sacrifices for thirty years, and to suppress the many other evil gods who did not enjoy it, but the condition was that he would sacrifice to Ji Chang and eat the soul of this saint for himself."
Black Rou jumped up in shock: "What, what he wants is Ji Chang? But, didn't he pass on this divination technique to Ji Chang through Wei Ziqi? He just wanted to sacrifice Ji Chang?"
The ancestor nodded: "Yes, Emperor Xie Tian is actually very clear. This divination technique is the core secret of the Shang Dynasty and is not allowed to be spread. So he made up his mind early in the morning to want Ji Chang's life. Only when Ji Chang mastered the techniques and mysteries that the Shang Dynasty could not allow and had to kill him would King Zhou agree to his conditions. After all, the last time he enjoyed Ji Li's soul, which made Emperor Xie Tian think was a top-quality soul that he had never eaten before. Ji Chang was even known as a saint. His soul was pure and noble, and was coveted by Emperor Xie Tian."
Hei Rou gritted his teeth and said, "It turns out that he is addicted to eating the soul of the monarch of Zhou. Since that's the case, why didn't he destroy the Zhou Kingdom and enjoy the souls of Ji Chang's descendants as well. This will eliminate all the consequences without leaving any troubles."
The ancestor smiled slightly: "King Zhou was also very troubled by such a request, because killing Ji Chang openly broke his promises in front of the world. This would completely lose the reputation of the Shang Dynasty. I am afraid that no enemy would dare to surrender in the future, and it would force a large number of princes to rebel. The most important thing is that if the Zhou State rebelled at this time, he had not yet destroyed the Eastern Yi and was unstable in the west, which might affect the great cause of the Shang Dynasty."
Dou Peng nodded and said, "Yes, it's true. No matter how strong the Shang Dynasty is, it's better not to fall into a passive situation of fighting on both sides. Kill Ji Chang and let the Evil Heaven Emperor eat enough and have a good meal. But it's not good for the Shang Dynasty. Besides, the Evil Heaven Emperor cannot use magic first to let the Shang army destroy the Zhou Kingdom?"
The ancestor shook his head: "Evil Heavenly Emperor has just eaten Ji Chang's soul and doesn't care about anything else. He also said that after killing Ji Chang, he could continue to send a substitute to stay in Xianli's prison and pretend that Ji Chang is still alive. Zhou State could not send anyone to visit Ji Chang, and he didn't know whether he was alive or not. Evil Heavenly Emperor also said that as long as King Zhou agreed to his conditions, he would go to sleep for 30 years and would not disturb King Zhou again. As for the human enemy that the Shang Dynasty wanted to eliminate, King Zhou claimed that if he wanted to establish a human empire, there was no need for the intervention of gods and demons. Then rely on his power to pacify the world by himself. In critical moments, he could also awaken the Evil Heavenly Emperor and use magic to help him, but if he awakens the Evil Heavenly Emperor, he would have to return to the path of large-scale human sacrifice."
"When King Zhou faced such a choice, hesitated for a long time, but he personally established a human empire and slowly stayed away from the temptation of ghosts and gods. He still chose to sacrifice Ji Chang. This leader of Zhou, known as the saint of the world, was so broken. With the highest form of Shang Dynasty's sacrifice, he directly pulled people away, just like opening the ribs. This book is very vivid."
Black Rou frowned and her eyes closed slightly: "It's still too cruel. Is this the reason why the soul in the body can be released better and allow the Evil Heaven Emperor to enjoy it?"
The ancestor nodded: "Yes, human souls are hidden in the internal organs. Once the person is opened like this, the soul will run out of his body and will be eaten by the Evil Heaven Emperor who is guarding aside. This method of sacrifice is generally used for kings and nobles and people with the highest noble souls. Ji Li and Ji Chang are both sacrificed in this way." (End of this chapter)